The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-03-18

Boston.
CHARGES Of heresy have been preferred
BY . student Of the Yale theological school
against Prof. John e. Russell
FHB WDE.
TIE Collector Of Customs ct Toledo, o.,
recently forwarded to the Treasury Depart
ment Q complaint received BY him from the
keeper Of the West Sister Light Lake Erie,
and others, that certain persons during the
past spring and fall have been stretching
pound nets for fishing on the reefs and
shoals Of the waters about West Sister
Island. contrary to the existing State law.
The matter was referred to the Solicitor OF
the Treasury, who has given an opinion that
inasmuch - there IL no United States
statute forbidding such fishing, tho Col
lector has NO authority to interfere In the
matter.
TIE prison wardens met at Detroit on the
Sth and formed an association for tho regis
tration Of criminals.
Ar tho North Chicago rolling mills 10
Gently the belt on tho big hywheel in tho
machine shop became loose and . minute
later the wheel few to pieces, huge frag-
ments Of iron being hurled in every direc-
ton. Some Of the workmen were terribly
injured, one fatally.
FIRE ct Walla Walla, W. T., tho other
morning destroyed two frame blocks on
Main street between Third and Fourth and
to Rose street on the west, one block on the
north side o. Main street and two blocks on
the south side. The total loss was $l2S. O0O;
insurance, $4,000.
THREE hundred and fifty stove molders Of
st. Louis have struck for ID per cent. in
crease in wages.
The prison wardeus met ct Detroit on the
8th and formed an association for the regis
tration Of criminals.
Two persons were killed and several bad
ly injured recently by boiler explosion in
factory at Ithaca, Mich.
The Illinois Central railroad has given
notice Of its withdrawal from all pools ON
account Of the Interstate Commerce lazy.
MRS. LUCY PARSONS, the Chicago female
anarchist, was locked up in Columbus, o.,
recently for abusing the mayor, who had ne
fused her permit for hall.
LIEUTENANT GUIrrEREz. who commanded
the Mexican soldiers who were engaged in
the recent shooting affair with Americans,
was captured at Buena Vista, nine miles
from Nogales, Ariz, by party sent in pur-
suit by the Mexican authorities. 1t was
believed that Gutierrez would be turned
over to the United States authorities.
ANOTHER attempt to pass a militia bill
was defeated in the Missouri House on the
9th.
ALL the striking Pennsylvania railway
employees at Youngstown. O., have been
paid of. The situation in the manufactures
of that town was very bad, as the strike
cut of all coal.
A CONSOLIDATION was effected at Chicago
on the 9th between the Western, North
western and Southwestern Passenger As
sociations. The new organization will be
known as the Western States Passenger
Association. State passes were abolished.
and each road was left to deal with them
as it pleases. A system of penalties and
fines will be established, to be inflicted for
infractions of association rules.
In the Common Pleas Court at Columbus,
O., Judge Duncan sustained the demurrer
in the indictment in the election tally sheet
forgery cases. The reason assigned was
because no copy Of the tally sheet was set
out in the indictment.
THE National League Of Musicians of the
United States, in session at Chicago re-
Gently, passed resolutions asking Congress
for protection.
ARTHUR DENINe, late Of Sligo County,
Ind, was insured in the Etna Life Insur-
ancc Company for $4,000. After his death
the company refused payment on the ground
that he had killed himself through intern.
perance. Suit was brought to recover and
the jury brought in a verdict against the
company for $4,000 An appeal to the Su-
preme Court will be taken.
The presidents of the trunk lines, in SEES
sion recently at Chicago, made some radi-
cal changes. Second-class rates were abol-
ished east Of Chicago, also agents commits.
sions.
THE strike of railroad laborers at Sault
junction, Mich, assumed serious phase
on the 18th. The strikers took possession
of the camps and refused to let others
work. Contractors were arming them
selves, and the sheriff was called upon to
send help.
THE case Of Smith against Robertson to
determine the question Of the disputed
Lieutenant Governorship Of Indiana was
finally settled, so far as the courts are con.
cerned. when the Supreme Court denied
Smiths petition for a rehearing. The
court holds in effect that the General As
sembly is the only tribunal competent to
pass upon the question.
THE post-ofice at Tubac, A. T., has been
blown up with dynamite. The outrage
was believed to have been the work of Mex
leans.
JAMES !. DAVID, agent Of the Usage In
dams Of the Indian Territory, has been sus
pended by Indian Inspector Bannister and
Special Agent White has been temporarily
placed in charge of the agency.
THE SOUTH.
THE steamer Yazoo Valley was burned
near Ecore, La, recently and three decl
hands were drowned. Nothing was saved
SAMUEL SMITH, q slXteen-year-old boy
of Lawrence County, KY, the other day
shot and killed Stephen Hammond fatally
wounded Hammond's wife and seriously
and perhaps fatally wounded their twt
children. Smith then fed to the mountains
PORTS Il PRocToR's mill and elevator a
Louisville, KY, was destroyed by fire thu
other night There were 1900 bushels o.
wheat in the elevator. The loss was estim
ated at 81, 600, covered by so, 900 insurance
The origin Of the fire was unknown.
BISHOP ALFRED LEE, the senior Bishop
of the Episcopal Church in the United
States, was reported dying at Wilmington
Del, on the 9Th. .
THE agents in Baltimore have received
information that the steamship Rhein, from
Bremen for that port, was ashore on Hof
Island. AID was sent to her from Norfolk
Va.
Two colored women and q man were